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What's going on in South Mackay

Population 6,918 · open in Google Maps ↗ · compare with another suburb

Top rank

#78 of 530 in Queensland

for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander (7.8%)

Rank 2

#108 of 530 in Queensland

for % single-parent families (19.7%)

Rank 3

#118 of 530 in Queensland

for % of dwellings with no motor vehicle (8.0%)

The three dimensions where South Mackay picks up its best ranks, state or national whichever is sharper.

Snapshot

Five fixed dimensions covered for every SA2. Rank shown is whichever of state or national gives the lower number — i.e. the most "top X" framing.

Median household income (weekly)
$1,477 / week
#343 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Median age
39 years
#262 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

% of households renting
37.7%
#163 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Unemployment rate
4.8%
#275 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Average persons per bedroom
0.80
#322 of 530 in Queensland

Source: ABS Census 2021 about this dataset get the data yourself ↗

Walk the ranking

South Mackay's sharpest rank is for % Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander. These are the places sitting either side of it nationally — each one carries its own neighbours, so the walk keeps going.

↑ #247 · one rank above Humpty Doo Northern Territory ↓ #249 · one rank below Rutherford (North) - Aberglasslyn New South Wales

Next door

Boundary: ABS ASGS Edition 3 (2021) SA2. Each source row links to a plain-language summary on About and to the data provider's portal — never a direct download.